Fishing line alarm



July 21, 1931. 'w. E. FISHER 1,815,402

FISHING LINE'ALARM Filed Aug 1s. 1929 Patented July 21, 1931 i, 1 815 432 UNrrso Application `z'led August 19,' 1929. SerialV No. 387,013?.V

This invention relates to that general class upwardlyV through the' hollow part v4, is V a of alarms designed for operation by a fishing vibratory reed or spring 6` which, beingv free line when a fish nibbles or strikes the bait, to vibrate in the hol-low pai-t4 andi extending the purpose being to apprise the fisherman considerably above the section 1,has` a rela'- so that he may catch and haul in the fish. tively long vibratory part, rendering' it sensi.-

The alarm is adapted for use in connection tive to any twitching, erking or pullingon with throw lines, trot lines, or any fishing thefishing line 7, it being'u-nderstood that lines. the line Tf is connected to the upper end of The obj ect of the invention is the provision the rod or spring 6 in any suitable manner.

o of a simple, durable, and compact fishing line The alarm 8 may be a gong or bell secured se alarm which will be sensitive to pulls orjerks by a standard 9 to a base 1() and provided on the fishing line and will ,be reliable in its with a single stroke clapper, 0r, it may be action of sounding the alarm when the fisha wind-up bell having a continuously operating line is disturbed. ing elapper. The base 10 is secured by screws The invention comprises a foldable stand- 11 to the sectiony 1. 35 ard which has a prong that can be stuck into The clapper of the bell is operated, or rethe ground or into woodwork to hold the leased for action, according to the type of device, a flexible reed or spring carried by bell employed, by a slidable push button 12 the standard and to which the fishing line which projects through an` opening in the maybe connected, and an alarm bell having section 1, into the hollow interior 4 in close le a button or releasable trigger positioned to relationship to the flexible rod or spring 6. be operated by the flexible reed or spring so In using the alarm, the prong 2 is forced that the slightest twitching or jerking of the into the ground or into a piece of wood or fishing line will cause the alarm to be into any suitable joint in a boat, where shsounded. ing is to be had as illustrated, for instance, `I5

The bell may be of the single-stroke variety in Fig. 1, and the section 1 then arran ed or it may be of the rotatable wind-up gong vertically and the line 7 connected to reed 6. type which, when its releasing mechanism Whenever a fish nibbles at the bait or swalis tripped sounds a continued alarm. lows it, the vibration imparted to the reed 6 In the accompanying drawings: releases or operates the push button 12 and Sg Figure 1 is a view showing the Vinvention the gong or bell 8 then sounds, attracting the in use on the bank of a stream or lake; attention of the fisherman so that he can pull Fig. 2 is a detailside elevation, partly in his line. in section, showing the device ready for use; Wlhat I claim is: Fig. 3 is a front view thereof; Y 1. In` a fishing Aline alarm, ther combina- ,g5

Fig. 4 is a detail side elevation showingA tion with a hollow standard, of avibratory the prong folded; and Y 4 reed secured to said .standard and having a Fig. 5 is a view looking toward Athe base part of its length located within said holof the gong or alarm, the push button being low part thereof and extending beyond said 4u removed. i standard, affording a connection for a fish- The parts of the device are carried by a ing line, and an alarm connected to the standstandard comprising an upper part 1 and a ard and provided with means for its operlower prong-like part 2, connected` by a ruleation or release, said means projecting into joint 3. The jointenables the prong 2 to be the hollow part of the standard in position 15 folded upon the section 1 so that the device to be engaged by the reed when the latter :s may be arranged in compact formv to be carvibrates. ried in the pocket of the user or readily 2. The herein described fishing line alarm transported from place to place, as in Fig. 4. comprising a two-section standard, the sec- The section 1 is hollow, as shown at v4. tions of which are connected by a rule-joint,- Secured at 5 to the section 1 and extending the lowermost section being in the form of a 1:3

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prong and adapted for extension into alinement with the remaining section or to be folded against said remaining section, the remaining section being hollow, a Vibratory reed extending lengthwise of the said section and having its inner end and a part of its length arranged to vibrate within the hollow ,interior of said section and the remaining portion of its length projecting beyond the hollow section for the adjustment of a fishing line, and an alarm connected to said hollow section and having a push button arranged to be engaged by the reed.

3. In a fishing line alarm, thecomloinationy with a rigid standard, of an alarm carried vby said rigid standard, and a yibratory reed connected to, and projecting from, said standard and to which the iishingline may be connected, said reed, by its Vibration in respect to the standard, controlling the operation of said alarm.'

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

WILBUR ELDER FISHER.

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